Contemporary VIIs' tunability remains quite opaque to me, but interesting work nonetheless I guess regarding some perceivable trend from several more extreme Mazda oils to Exxon's FE Ester 2.X proposal and the like. Hope to not repost his worms
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/research/features/engine-oil
https://www.researchgate.net/public...igh-Temperature_Oil_Thickening_Mechanism